Postcode · Rugeley
Crime in WS15 4TY
How much crime is recorded in WS15 4TY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Armitage & Colton
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,566 (2024)
WS15 4TYRugeley
How safe is WS15 4TY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS15 4TY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WS15 4TYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Burglary5.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft1.34.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.